Standing Procedures
1. Any member may introduce a proposal to exercise a power of the Assembly by creating a thread in or making a post in a related thread in the Meeting Chambers
or Private Halls subforums.
2. If a proposal has associated text, it will be contained in a single quote tag. The member who introduced the proposal may alter this text at their discretion
during the course of discussion before a "motion to move to formal debate" is called and seconded.
3. The member who introduced the proposal may call for a formal vote by posting "motion to vote", or a functional equivalent in the thread.
4.
During the five days after a vote a called for, the member who introduced the proposal may continue to amend it. This period, hereafter referred to as Formal Debate, may be shortened at the member who introduced the proposal's request. Once Formal Debate has ended, the proposal may no longer be amended. If a motion to "move to vote" is not seconded, the formal debate will continue until a "move to formal vote" is seconded.
5.
If a motion is seconded during the two days after Formal Debate ends, the Speaker will schedule a vote. If the proposal has associated text, the vote will be held on the text as it appeared at the end of Formal Debate. No vote will be scheduled to begin fewer than two days after Formal Debate ends. The formal vote will last for Five to Seven days at the Speaker's discretion.
6. Members may vote "aye", "nay" or "abstain" or similar. Any member may change their vote before the end of voting by making a new post. If a member is removed or otherwise leaves the Regional Assembly during the voting period, any vote they have cast will be invalidated.
7. The Speaker will clearly announce when any vote is to
begin and end. All votes must be cast before the end of the announced voting period. The Speaker is not required to post to end the voting period.
8.
No proposal may be introduced that includes changes to more than one document, except by special permission of the Speaker. All bills shall relate to but one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title of the bill. Bills that affect changes to more than one provision of the Legal Code or Constitional Amendments shall clearly reflect those changes in the text of the bill.
There's my changes. Discuss informally.
9. To determine the participation of a quorum, the number of valid votes will be compared to the number of assemblymen who joined the assembly before voting began, and maintained continuous membership for the entire duration of the announced voting period.